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Petitto, Laura-Ann – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2009
We discuss the fruits of educational neuroscience research from our laboratory and show how the typical maturational timing milestones in bilingual language acquisition provide educators with a tool for differentiating a bilingual child experiencing language and reading delay versus deviance. Further, early schooling in two languages…
Descriptors: Neurology, Monolingualism, Brain, Reading Instruction
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Manis, Franklin R.; Lindsey, Kim A.; Bailey, Caroline E. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
Development of English- and Spanish-reading skills was explored in a sample of 251 Spanish-speaking English-language learners from kindergarten through Grade 2. Word identification and reading comprehension developed at a normal rate based on monolingual norms for Spanish- and English-speaking children, but English oral language lagged…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Phonological Awareness, Reading Comprehension, Predictor Variables